By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – Russia is now the new foreign player in Africa. Russia’s renewed interest in and ‘final great return’ to Africa is primarily due to the desire to restore its previous influence, to halt economic exploitation and western dominance, and to build allies as it experiences growing criticism by Western […]
IAEA LEU Bank in Kazakhstan Becomes Operational
By Reinhardt Jacobsen VIENNA (IDN) – The new low enriched uranium (LEU) Bank is operational now, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is operational now. The LEU Bank will provide countries investing in nuclear power an assured supply of fuel to use for peaceful purposes without incurring the significant costs of building their […]
Russia Opens a New Chapter with Africa
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has bashed Western States for resorting to pressure, intimidation and blackmail against governments of sovereign African countries, hoping that “it will help them win back their lost influence and dominant positions in former colonies and seek – this time in a ‘new wrapper’ – […]
President Erdogan Muses Over Turkey Owning Nuclear Weapons
By Shannon Bugos, Arms Control TODAY * WASHINGTON, DC (IDN-INPS) – Complaining that nuclear-armed nations retain an unacceptable monopoly on nuclear weapons, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a recent Turkish holiday to seemingly suggest that his nation acquire its own nuclear arsenal. “Several countries have missiles with nuclear warheads, not one or two. But […]
Individuals with Disabilities Need U.S. Lawmakers’ Attention
Viewpoint by J W Jackie RENO, Nevada, USA (IDN) – Nearly 12.8 percent of the U.S. population are living with disabilities, according to the latest report by the American Community Survey (ACS). Over the years, American lawmakers recognized the immediate need to provide the members of this community with their basic needs of employment, health, […]
Nuclear Abolition Exhibition Boosts Japan-Kazakh Relations
By Katsuhiro Asagiri NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (IDN) – 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the end of nuclear weapons testing in Semipalatinsk, the primary testing venue for the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons, the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, and the ratification by Kazakhstan as […]
Ekaterina Dyachenko Assesses Russia-Africa Trade
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – For decades, Russia has been looking for effective ways to promote multifaceted ties and new strategies for cooperation in economic areas in Africa. Now, Kremlin will hold the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi on October 23-24 with high hopes of enhancing multifaceted ties, trying to reshape the existing […]
Russia and Africa Need to Know More About Each Other
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – After several years of consistently constructive criticisms, Russian authorities have finally put on the agenda the topic of media cooperation for further panel discussions during the first Russia-Africa Summit on October 23-24 in Sochi, southern coastal city of Russia. The Russia-Africa Summit programme, released last month, explicitly notes […]
Experts Alarmed at Reports U.S. May Exit Open Skies Treaty
By Santo D. Banerjee NEW YORK (IDN)— Yet another key arms control treaty – the 1992 Open Skies Treaty – is apparently on the verge of being abandoned by the U.S. and leading arms control and national security experts are warning that If President Donald Trump decides to unilaterally pull the U.S. out of the […]
New Kazakh President Envisions Gradual ‘Transformation’
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | NUR-SULTAN (IDN) – The Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has accentuated the need of “constructive public dialogue” which he defines as “the basis of stability and prosperity” of the country and elaborated wide-ranging plans engulfing all sectors: political, social and economic. In his first major speech nearly three months after bagging […]